Bircham Gallery

It promises to be a lovely and exciting spring at Bircham Gallery and our current mixed exhibition which continues until Wednesday 8 March is a wonderful selection of work by new and established artists to include paintings by Reg Cartwright, Michael Coulter, Tessa Newcomb, Jane Human, Chris Prout and Nick Ellerby; ceramics by Sarah Jenkins, Rhian Malin and Peter Hayes. Glassware by newcomer Heather Gillespie who is a glass engraver specialising in the 16th century art of copper wheel engraving a technique no longer taught in this country.

Saturday 11 March sees the opening of a new exhibition of paintings by Tony Scrivener and pottery by Nigel Lambert.

Tony Scrivener’s distinctive paintings comprise principally landscapes and still life. Drawing plays a key role in the development of his work, with line playing a key role in his paintings, delineating and separating space of both object and composition. His methodology is one of constant change until the tensions of the composition are right – a process which manifests itself in surface texture, residual colour and marks that give the painting its depth.

Nigel Lambert is a potter whose slip-decorated wood-fired earthenware has earned him international recognition. His thrown and altered pots combine bold contemporary shapes, with his unique style of decoration and strong sense of function.